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E.P.A. Workers Who Assist Heavily Polluted Communities Are Put on Leave
NY Times ^ | 2/7/2025 | Coral Davenport

Posted on 02/07/2025 6:22:25 AM PST by cuz1961

... employees at the Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Environmental Justice ...

...President Trump is expected to close the office as he cuts programs to help poor and minority communities that are disproportionately affected by pollution...

...On his first day back in the White House, he signed an executive order to eliminate all government programs on environmental justice, which are aimed at helping poor and minority communities that are face disproportionate amounts of pollution...

...government programs on environmental justice, which are aimed at helping poor and minority communities that are face disproportionate amounts of pollution.

(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: epa; justice; onleave
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Office of Environmental Justice ... ??

its been years since this " hero" EPA burnt train tank car loads of vinyl chloride ( that WE would be fined and jailed for burning a pint of that in OUR back yard ) in east palastine and this Office of Enviromental Justice hasnt done squat for THEM. !!!

spit.

1 posted on 02/07/2025 6:22:25 AM PST by cuz1961
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To: cuz1961
Like in East Palestine?
2 posted on 02/07/2025 6:24:53 AM PST by rdcbn1 (TV )
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To: cuz1961

Give this one to Greenpeace, wherever they are. /s


3 posted on 02/07/2025 6:25:36 AM PST by equaviator (If 60 is the new 40 then 35 must be the new 15.)
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To: cuz1961

Nice try ny slimes

NO SALE 👎


4 posted on 02/07/2025 6:25:38 AM PST by V_TWIN (America...so great even the people that hate it refuse to leave!ly)
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To: cuz1961

I thought that was the Job Corps job!


5 posted on 02/07/2025 6:25:49 AM PST by FlingWingFlyer (Don't forget to celebrate "A Day Without Guac and Panther Pee" today! )
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To: cuz1961
Who here remembers this bit of environmental justice under Obama?
6 posted on 02/07/2025 6:27:08 AM PST by OttawaFreeper ("The Gardens was founded by men-sportsmen-who fought for their country" Conn Smythe, 1966 )
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To: cuz1961

The only “heavily polluted community” they assist is Washington, DC.


7 posted on 02/07/2025 6:27:36 AM PST by decal (They won't stop, so they'll have to be stopped)
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To: cuz1961
...Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Environmental Justice...

Maybe if they cutback on the number of lawyers they have the workers could do their jobs.

8 posted on 02/07/2025 6:29:17 AM PST by FlingWingFlyer (Don't forget to celebrate "A Day Without Guac and Panther Pee" today! )
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To: cuz1961

Good old New York Times.

Funded by the US Government to spread leftist ideology.

You gotta admire their dedication.


9 posted on 02/07/2025 6:29:57 AM PST by Lazamataz (The BEST birthday present I ever got WAS DONALD TRUMP WINNING IN 2024!!!)
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To: cuz1961

The name of the office just might have been a tip-off...


10 posted on 02/07/2025 6:30:48 AM PST by 9YearLurker
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To: cuz1961

“Office of Environmental Justice”

Institutionalized graft!


11 posted on 02/07/2025 6:32:26 AM PST by aquila48 (Do not let them make you "care" ! Guilting you is how they. control you. )
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To: All

World to end tomorrow, minorities and poor hardest hit.


12 posted on 02/07/2025 6:34:02 AM PST by newnhdad (Our new motto: USA, it was fun while it lasted.)
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To: Lazamataz

The Times apparently sold $20 million worth of subscriptions to the government via USAID


13 posted on 02/07/2025 6:35:37 AM PST by bert ( (KE. NP. +12) Where is ZORRO when California so desperately needs him?)
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To: cuz1961
The EPA at work:


14 posted on 02/07/2025 6:35:46 AM PST by where's_the_Outrage? (Drain the Swamp. Build the Wall.)
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To: cuz1961

The word “communities” is the key here. States, Counties, and Cities must be responsible for cleaning up their mess. It is not the responsibility of a taxpayer in Idaho to pay for toxic waste dumped over decades in Detroit. States can apply for Federal Grants to clean up toxic sites, but ultimately, it is their responsibility. Grants can be managed through HHS. USAID proves that no entity should have sole power over grants and federal loans to states; they have to be worked through a routinely audited agency. For things like the East Palestine train wreck, the Feds provide an amount to the State to clean up the mess ASAP. Then, HHS determines what impact this had on families and how they need to be compensated by the Federal government. If the State agency determines that families need to be relocated, homes must be destroyed and rebuilt, or long-term health monitoring or care will be required, they can apply for Federal grants or use State funds. If it is not a Federal responsibility, the State must bear the cost of fixing the problem and compensating the families.


15 posted on 02/07/2025 6:36:26 AM PST by OldGoatCPO (No Caitiff Choir of Angels will sing for me)
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To: OttawaFreeper

You mean like palastine ohio?


16 posted on 02/07/2025 6:38:31 AM PST by ronnie raygun
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To: OttawaFreeper

ahh, the toxic mine discharge .

yup


17 posted on 02/07/2025 6:41:25 AM PST by cuz1961
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To: cuz1961

Oh, I just bet they “ assist” poor minorities every day….


18 posted on 02/07/2025 6:44:16 AM PST by silverleaf (“Inside Every Progressive Is A Totalitarian Screaming To Get Out” —David Horowitz)
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To: OldGoatCPO
are you a rail road employee ?

or an EPA employee ?

your concern for east palastine overwhelms me.

and why do you think angels are contemptible ( caitiff ) as your sig line implies ?

19 posted on 02/07/2025 6:48:17 AM PST by cuz1961
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“environmental justice”

I think that is about dumping pollution on whitey....


20 posted on 02/07/2025 6:50:10 AM PST by cgbg (It is time to pull the Deep State out of the mass media--like ticks from a dog.)
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